TRIUMPHING OVER TIMIDITY WITH TIMOTHY (4 OF 6)
Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:1-16
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Triumphing over Timidity with Timothy (4 of 6)
Series: 1 Timothy
Donald Cantrell
1 Timothy 4: 1 - 16
I - The Preacher and his Needful Reminder (1 - 6)
II - The Preacher and his Youthful Resilience (7 - 12)
III - The Preacher and his Dutiful Resolve (13 - 16)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Paul instructs Timothy to live up to his calling''
The Perfect Job
Reaching the end of a job interview, the human resources person asked a young engineer fresh out of MIT what kind of a salary he was looking for.
The young man replied, ''In the neighborhood of $140,000 a year, depending on the benefits package.''
The human resource person responded, ''Well, what would you say to a package of 5 - weeks' vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every 2 years...say, a red Corvette?''
''Wow! Are you kidding?'' replied the MIT graduate.
''Yeah, but you started It.'' answered the human resource person.
Resume Killers
In Leadership magazine, Dave Wilkinson writes the following to pastors...
Have you ever wondered why your pastoral resume doesn't evoke more enthusiasm? Do you ever think, ''What are these people looking for?''
Perhaps the question should be, ''What aren't they looking for?'' because with the numbers of applications pastor nominating committees receive, their first task is to eliminate applicants.
Here, then, as a public service, are statements certain to stop a resume dead in its tracks:
- ''I believe empathy is overrated.''
- ''In the five churches I have faithfully served over the past two years ...''
- ''My hobbies are pit bulls and automatic weapons.''
- ''I am willing to sacrifice my family for the sake of the ministry. I am also willing to sacrifice yours.''
- ''I have learned to cope with financial crisis at every church I've served.''
- ''I require an attra ...
Series: 1 Timothy
Donald Cantrell
1 Timothy 4: 1 - 16
I - The Preacher and his Needful Reminder (1 - 6)
II - The Preacher and his Youthful Resilience (7 - 12)
III - The Preacher and his Dutiful Resolve (13 - 16)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''Paul instructs Timothy to live up to his calling''
The Perfect Job
Reaching the end of a job interview, the human resources person asked a young engineer fresh out of MIT what kind of a salary he was looking for.
The young man replied, ''In the neighborhood of $140,000 a year, depending on the benefits package.''
The human resource person responded, ''Well, what would you say to a package of 5 - weeks' vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every 2 years...say, a red Corvette?''
''Wow! Are you kidding?'' replied the MIT graduate.
''Yeah, but you started It.'' answered the human resource person.
Resume Killers
In Leadership magazine, Dave Wilkinson writes the following to pastors...
Have you ever wondered why your pastoral resume doesn't evoke more enthusiasm? Do you ever think, ''What are these people looking for?''
Perhaps the question should be, ''What aren't they looking for?'' because with the numbers of applications pastor nominating committees receive, their first task is to eliminate applicants.
Here, then, as a public service, are statements certain to stop a resume dead in its tracks:
- ''I believe empathy is overrated.''
- ''In the five churches I have faithfully served over the past two years ...''
- ''My hobbies are pit bulls and automatic weapons.''
- ''I am willing to sacrifice my family for the sake of the ministry. I am also willing to sacrifice yours.''
- ''I have learned to cope with financial crisis at every church I've served.''
- ''I require an attra ...
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